Rob Masson
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Rob Masson is a New Orleans native who has been covering news in the region since he was in high school. The Murrow award winner joined Fox 8 in 1994 and has covered everything from governor’s trials, to hurricanes. He served as News Director at WLSU while in college and is proud to call Louisiana home.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 10:57 AM CDT
|By Rob Masson and Emily Van de Riet
A New Orleans police officer has died from injuries he sustained more than two years ago when he was shot in the head during an ambush, officials said.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 1:19 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
The proposal would have the biggest impact on these medical sterilization facilities. Some of the highest emitting plants in Texas and Louisiana would need to reduce their emissions.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2023 at 4:42 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
Though experts believe this indictment could solidify Trump’s base in Louisiana, they say at some point, things could swing the other way.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2023 at 3:46 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
Medline cut the ribbon on a $72 million distribution facility.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 4:41 PM CST
|By Rob Masson
Councilwoman Helena Moreno says that Mayor LaToya Cantrell should pay back taxpayers over $50,000 for a mailer that a legal analyst says was purely political.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 3:44 PM CST
|By Marchaund Jones and Rob Masson
It’s a situation that the coroner’s office says is getting worse.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 5:24 PM CST
|By Rob Masson
Several local law enforcement agencies say they are unable to provide supplemental Carnival parade security
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 4:35 PM CST
|By Rob Masson
Jefferson Parish officials say this year’s edition will be bigger than ever, with new road improvements and celebrity monarchs ready to go.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 3:32 PM CST
|By Rob Masson
A 15-year-old boy shot dead at a teen’s birthday party in Bogalusa has been identified as Ronie Taylor.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 7:01 AM CST
|By Rob Masson
The victims died from blunt and sharp force trauma before their bodies were burned beyond recognition, St. Tammany Parish's coroner said
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 10:32 AM CST
|By Rob Masson
A River Parishes woman who tried to kill herself as a teen has made it her mission to save others.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 5:19 PM CST
|By Rob Masson
As word of the shooting began to spread, worry set in for the families of five Louisiana footballers who now play for the Cavaliers.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 5:30 PM CST
|By Rob Masson
The Bogalusa mayoral race drew 3,111 voters, an unofficial turnout of 46.7 percent.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 5:54 AM CDT
|By Rob Masson
One of the North Shore’s largest congregations has become the latest to separate from the United Methodist Church over the question of ordaining gay ministers and permitting same-sex marriages
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 8:57 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
The Nov. 4 home game was ordered relocated to a neutral site over an opponent's safety concern complaint
Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 6:01 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
The Environmental Protection Agency is encouraging the state of Louisiana to shut down an elementary school in Reserve over toxic exposure it calls environmental discrimination.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 5:12 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
Judge Laurie White threatened a follow-up contempt hearing unless she gets more access to defendant inmates.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 12:58 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
In an effort to deal with a decline in the speckled trout population, Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries officials have voted to decrease the number a singler fisherman may catch.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 5:07 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
The old Death Row facility at Angola should be ready to house juveniles by the end of the week, but it could be even longer still before the state's most violent teens make the move.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 3:18 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
Two students have been arrested after a teacher was punched trying to break up a fight at Chalmette High School.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2022 at 5:06 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
A New Orleans city policy states that traveling government employees are required to seek the lowest fares available or reimburse the city for deluxe accommodations.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 4:01 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
Attorneys say they have won tentative approval for a multi-million dollar deal to compensate more than 800 nursing home residents who were sent to a nightmarish warehouse in Independence during Hurricane Ida.
Updated: Aug. 19, 2022 at 4:48 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
New Orleans Police Chief Shaun Ferguson says it is too soon to say whether Mardi Gras 2023 will be canceled after remarks made by Mayor LaToya Cantrell.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 7:35 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
2000 workers prepare Artemis rockets for the moon, and beyond for the first time.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 10:43 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
About 120 former residents of sinking Isle de Jean Charles are expected to relocate to government-provided homes 40 miles north in a new community dubbed New Isle.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 6:09 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
Two other carjacking suspects eluded capture after the authorized pursuit by New Orleans police
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 5:36 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
Anthony Clawson, an 18-year-old 2022 graduate of Benjamin Franklin High School, died Friday in a fall at the abandoned Market Street Power Plant.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 8:51 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson and Jordan Gartner
Authorities in Louisiana say they might seek the death penalty in a case involving a boy’s mother and her boyfriend after police found the 2-year-old’s body in a trash can.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 12:16 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
The Terrebonne Parish District Attorney says he will likely seek the death penalty against a woman and her boyfriend now accused with the murder of 2-year-old Ezekiel Harry.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 4:59 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
Slidell family mourns loss of 17 year old Madison Bradley, after Blind River Boat accident, in which 33 year old driver was arrested for DWI and vehicular homicide
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 6:44 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
The former naval support activity in Bywater has become a haven for vagrants, and the city says it’s about to crack down.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2022 at 10:22 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
uptown couple shaken after car stolen at gunpoint
Updated: Jun. 3, 2022 at 4:54 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
St. Tammany Parish council members voted unanimously in the middle of the night to change the zoning of an 800-acre tract of land.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2022 at 7:04 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
Mark Finn fails in effort to get restitution from Jack Strain, for years of abuse
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 5:21 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
Kevin Poole's family hopes something is done to warn others of the river’s dangers to save lives in the future.
Updated: May. 12, 2022 at 6:05 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
A Glock switch can turn a handgun into a small-scale machine gun and possession of one could lead to heavy jail time.
Updated: May. 4, 2022 at 11:56 AM CDT
|By Rob Masson
For the first time, Frickey’s loved ones laid eyes on the four juveniles accused of murder.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 5:31 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
The film industry may finally have the stability it was looking for five years after the state of Louisiana restored a 25% tax credit for movies being filmed here.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2022 at 4:36 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
A massive Amazon distribution center is taking shape in a once-wooded section of east Slidell.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 5:58 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
Double Murder Suspect Out On Bond is Murdered. Crime watchdog raises concerns
Updated: Mar. 22, 2022 at 6:30 PM CDT
|By Rob Masson
Councilmembers call for audit of juvenile justice programs after 4 teens arrested for fatal carjacking
Updated: Mar. 11, 2022 at 4:12 PM CST
|By Rob Masson
Advocates for Mark Finn say he suffered mentally and self-medicated after being sexually abused by the former sheriff since childhood.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2022 at 4:47 PM CST
|By Rob Masson
The "little black cars" in the French Quarter will patrol again.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 5:08 PM CST
|By Rob Masson
President Biden has been invited to see the impact of his oil and gas policies firsthand.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2022 at 5:53 PM CST
|By Rob Masson
The float-building Cantrell family copes with the loss of one of their own.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 12:11 PM CST
|By Rob Masson
Jack Strain was sentenced to serve the rest of his life in prison after being found guilty of rape and incest.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2022 at 6:05 PM CST
|By Rob Masson
New routes presented business and logistical challenges on the first big weekend of Carnival.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 4:20 PM CST
|By Rob Masson
Extra troopers and ambulances will be in place for Mardi Gras.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2022 at 5:11 PM CST
|By Rob Masson
Carnival Krewes see band cancellations due to COVID requirements
Updated: Jan. 26, 2022 at 9:18 AM CST
|By Ken Daley and Rob Masson
The Louisiana Gaming Control Board announced Wednesday (Jan. 26) that some of the licensed sites and apps will begin accepting mobile wagers this Friday at 8 a.m.